All votes about increasing the rate of VAT:

On 6 Jul 2010:Jim Murphy voted to oppose the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 13 Jul 2010:Jim Murphy was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added TaxShow vote

On 13 Jul 2010:Jim Murphy voted to exempt charities' charitable activities from the January 2011 increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20%.
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On 13 Jul 2010:Jim Murphy voted to delay the increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% by a year from 4 January 2011 to the 4 January 2012 if a report on the effects of the VAT rise had not been completed.
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On 13 Jul 2010:Jim Murphy voted against increasing Value Added Tax from 17.5% to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 20 Jul 2010:Jim Murphy voted to oppose the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 22 Jun 2011:Jim Murphy voted to reduce the deficit over a longer period, to cut VAT to 17.5%, to repeat the 2010 bank bonus tax, to build 25,000 affordable homes and create 100,000 jobs for young people.
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On 28 Jun 2011:Jim Murphy was absent for a vote on Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011Show vote

On 12 Oct 2011:Jim Murphy voted to create more jobs for young people, funded by bank bonuses, to make planned investment sooner, to reduce VAT and for a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 9 Nov 2011:Jim Murphy was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Bankers Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — Reducing VAT — Tax Incentive for Small Firms to Take on Extra WorkersShow vote

On 23 Nov 2011:Jim Murphy voted to start long-term investment projects sooner, to reduce VAT on home improvements and repairs, and to give a tax break to small companies employing new workers.
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On 11 Jan 2012:Jim Murphy voted in favour of a series of measures aimed at making energy bills more affordable, including extending benefits, reforming the energy market, reducing VAT on home improvements and reforming the Green Deal scheme.
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On 16 May 2012:Jim Murphy voted in favour of reducing public transport fares, and reducing VAT on fuel to help motorists and boost the economy.
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On 5 Sep 2012:Jim Murphy voted to introduce a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 additional affordable homes, to make planned investment sooner, to reduce VAT on home improvements and to call on the Government to create jobs.
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On 5 Sep 2012:Jim Murphy voted against levying a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 affordable homes, against investing in infrastructure, and against cutting VAT on works on homes.
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On 18 Apr 2013:Jim Murphy was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — New Clause 2 — Rate of VATShow vote